Ooh, she's pretty.
First off, get a temp gun. You can get these at pretty much any tool warehouse or home improvement store. Every aspiring snake keeper eventually learns they need to have a temp gun. Also, be sure to watch humidity in tanks. The only reason I ever stopped using tanks for my ball pythons was because of humidity problems.
As for feeding, pretty much just offer her something whenever you can. If she takes it, great. If not, wait a week. Snakes usually don't really care to count the days - if they're hungry and comfy, they'll eat. Nothing much to it, really, and the "waiting a week" is not a rule per se. Hell, I usually end up just trying to feed new arrivals on the same day I feed my other snakes.
You'll know when she's happy and comfortable as ball pythons eventually just settle down and sleep all day in their hides, living up to their "pet rock" title.
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